Medicinal Plants Introduction Introduction “In All things there is a poison‚ and there is nothing without a poison. It depends on only upon the dose whether a poison is a poison or not”---------Paracelsus (1493?-1541‚ Switzerland) Chinese saying “Shi Yao San Fei Du” means “Any drugs have toxic effects”. Introduction: Why Study Medicinal Plants Medicinal plants and religions • Medicinal plants have played an essential role in the development of human culture‚ for example religions
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Forensic Chemistry and Forensic Chemist Forensic chemistry is becoming an increasingly popular topic. It is being used quite often in the real world with police investigations‚ cases‚ and is also being magnified in television shows including Forensic Files‚ CSI‚ and Bones (What is Forensic Chemistry?). Forensic chemistry is important because without it we wouldn’t know the outcome of a crime. The forensic chemist’s job is to examine evidence given to them from a crime scene‚ when it happened‚ and
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benbest.com/nutrceut/phytochemicals.html Page 1 of 16 PHYTOCHEMICALS AS NUTRACEUTICALS 08/08/2006 12:22 AM V . Thiosulfonates VI. Phytosterols A . Beta-Sitosterol VII . Anthraquinones A . Senna B . Barbaloin C . Hypericin VIII . Capsaicin IX. Piperine X . Chlorophyll XI. Betaine XII . Pectin XIII . Oxalic Acid XIV. Table of Dominant Phytochemical Pigments XV . Other Sources of Information I. Introductory Remarks In this monograph I write about phytochemicals‚ ie‚ complex
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What is Cancer? All living things are comprised of a variety of cells‚ such as kidney cells‚ brain cells and skin cells. Cancer develops when a particular cell mutates‚ then begins to grow and divide. Eventually‚ these cells form a mass called a malignant tumor‚ which often starts to invade surrounding tissue and organs. Super Foods It is thought that up to one third of cancer related deaths could be diet related. Many of the foods we eat today can in fact be harmful to the cells in our bodies
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------------------------------------------------- Chili Pepper Cayenne pepper Small white variety of chili grown in Udupi district‚ India The chili pepper (also chile pepper or chilli pepper‚ from Nahuatl chīlli [’t͡ʃiːlːi]) is the fruit[1] of plants from the genus Capsicum‚ members of the nightshade family‚ Solanaceae. The term in British
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Arthritis Care & Research Vol. 64‚ No. 4‚ April 2012‚ pp 465– 474 DOI 10.1002/acr.21596 © 2012‚ American College of Rheumatology SPECIAL ARTICLE American College of Rheumatology 2012 Recommendations for the Use of Nonpharmacologic and Pharmacologic Therapies in Osteoarthritis of the Hand‚ Hip‚ and Knee MARC C. HOCHBERG‚1 ROY D. ALTMAN‚2 KARINE TOUPIN APRIL‚3 MARIA BENKHALTI‚3 GORDON GUYATT‚4 JESSIE MCGOWAN‚3 TANVEER TOWHEED‚5 VIVIAN WELCH‚3 GEORGE WELLS‚3 AND PETER TUGWELL3 Guidelines and recommendations
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ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF CHILI (CAPSICUM ANNUM) EXTRACT An Investigatory Research Presented to Mrs. Presented by CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background of the Study . Capsicum annuum is a domesticated species of the plant genus Capsicum native to southern North America and northern South America. Chili has been a part of the human diet in the Americas since
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according to source and possible health benefits. These groupings include: Flavanoids‚ Carotenoids‚ Isothiocynates‚ Indoles‚ Organosulphurs‚ Phenolic acids‚ and Phytic acids‚ Saponins‚ Tannins‚ Phtyoestrogens‚ Curcumin‚ Monoterpenes‚ Alkylresorcinols‚ Capsaicin‚ Resveratrol‚ Lignans and Protease Inhibitors (Whitney and Rofles 471). Phytochemicals have been discovered to produce profound physiological effects in the body. Numerous researches have found out they act as antioxidants and aid in suppressing
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Psidium guajava L‚ belonging to the Myrtacea family‚ has been reported to have anti-diarrheal‚ hepatoprotective‚ hypoglycemic‚ lipid lowering‚ antibacterial and antioxidant activities. It contains important phytoconstituents such as tannins‚ triterpenes‚ flavonoid:quercetin‚ pentacyclic triterpenoid:guajanoic acid‚ saponins‚ carotenoids‚ lectins‚ leucocyanidin‚ ellagic acid‚ amritoside‚ beta-sitosterol‚ uvaol‚ oleanolic acid and ursolic acid. In view of the immense medicinal importance of the plant
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handpicked as it ripens‚ and then allowed to dry in the sun. The fruit may be ground intact or after the removal of seeds‚ placenta parts‚ and stalks‚ increasing the fruit color and lowering the pungency. The concentration of capsaicinoids‚ primarily of capsaicin which is an active component of chili peppers‚ in the fruit is dependent of the level of its pungency or spiciness. The concentration of capsaicinoids is used to commercially classify
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